Governance Working Group

Report

7th Meeting of the Governance Working Group

Monday, January 17, 2022 at 1:00 P.m. - 4:00 P.m.

Governance Working Group Virtual Meeting - during the COVID-19 Emergency

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PRESENT:

• Councillors J. Morgan (Chair),
• M. Cassidy,
• J. Fyfe-Millar,
• M. Hamou,
• S. Hillier,
• S. Lewis,
• and M. van Holst

ALSO PRESENT:

• B. Westlake-Power

  Councillor E. Peloza; L. Livingstone, K. Arnold, A. Beaton, J. Bunn, S. Corman, T. Fowler, K. Hodgins, H. Lysynski, A. Pascual, M. Schulthess, C. Smith, M. Somide, M. Stone

  The meeting is called to order at 1:02 PM; it being noted that the following members were in remote attendance: M. van Holst, M. Cassidy, M. Hamou, J. Fyfe-Millar and S. Hillier.

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1.

Call to Order

1.1

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.  

2.

Consent Items

None.

3.

Items for Discussion

3.1

Advisory Committee Review

• Moved by: S. Lewis

  That, based on the results of the Council-directed Advisory Committee Member consultation, the Governance Working Group (GWG) recommends the following actions be taken:
  
  a)    the attached revised Terms of Reference for the London Community Advisory Committees (LCAC) BE APPROVED for enactment;
  
  b)    the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to recruit for the membership appointments for all of the LCACs, included in part a) above, upon Council approval;
  
  c)    the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to report back to a future meeting of the GWG with respect to an updated General Terms of Reference for all Advisory Committees to support the approved new structure, including but not limited to the feedback collected from the Advisory Committee consultation with respect to recruitment, term, flexibility in procedure, and reporting;
  
  d)     an additional round of consultation with the newly established LCACs, once established, BE UNDERTAKEN to identify any additional considerations around operational matters;
  
  e)     the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to report back to the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee with a plan to establish a new Housing Committee to assist Council in meeting its goals under the approved municipal budget, the Strategic Plan and the Roadmap to 3000, with the committee include representatives from London and Middlesex Community Housing, community members at large, and relevant housing not-for-profits, organizations, and industry partners.

  
  
  
  Motion Passed

  Additional votes:

  
  
• Moved by: S. Lewis
  Seconded by: M. Hamou

  That, based on the submission from members of the current Childcare Advisory Committee identifying overlap in organizations, the Childcare Advisory Committee BE DISSOLVED and no new related committee be established.  

  
  
  
  Motion Passed
• Moved by: S. Lewis
  Seconded by: M. van Holst

  The voting membership in the Terms of Reference for the proposed Ecological Community Advisory Committee BE AMENDED to make a professional designation, education or experience in a related field a requirement, as follows:

  "Up to fifteen members of the community with an interest in the matters included in the mandate of the ECAC.  A professional designation, education or experience in related fields is a requirement based on the technical nature of the committee work.  Areas of expertise may include the following: Biology, Ornithology, Geology, Botany, Zoology, Landscape Architecture, Forestry, Ecology, Resource Management, Hydrology, Geography, Environmental Planning, Limnology and Natural History."

  
  
  
  Motion Passed

4.

Deferred Matters/Additional Business

None.

5.

Adjournment

• Moved by: J. Fyfe-Millar
  Seconded by: M. Cassidy

  That the meeting BE ADJOURNED. 

  
  
  
  Motion Passed

  The meeting adjourned at 2:07 PM.